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Letters Patent No. 70,692, dated November 12, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY C-ONCERN Be it known that we, OSCAR M. BROOKS andELISHA J.MAT1ESON, of the city of Janesville, in the county of Rock, andState of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Mop-Wringcr; and wedo hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings,making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a view inperspective,

Figure 2 is a side View or elevation, and

Figure 3 is a top view. Y 4

The nature of our invention relates to that class of mop-wringcrs thathave two parallel wringing-rolls attached to a pail or tub, and consistsin supporting them on the upper or working ends of two inclined supportsthat have their lower ends pivoted to the outer ends of tivo vhorizontalyokes, that are secured to or clasp the pail on either side, and inoperating them by means of a treadle that is joined directly to eachroll by separate vertical connecting links, substantially as and for thepurpose hereinafter described. l

' To enable-others skilled in the-art to make and use our invention, wewill proceed to describe its construction and operation.

`In the drawings., A. represents the pail or tub, and B B the twoparallel wringing-rolls. These rolls are placed horizontally withreference to each other, and take bearing at either end in the upperends o the inclined supports e 7L, that have their lower ends pivoted atthe outer ends oi' the horizontal yolzes H. These yokes clasp the pail(as shown) onleither side, and are secured thereto by the screws iig. 2.The treadlcF has a foot-piece, b, on Which the foot is Aapplied when itis desired to Work the wringer, and is divided at the foot-pieceinto twoarms that curve on either side around the pail, and have their endsattached by the same pivot as the supports L, to the ends of the yokesH. Each arm of the treadle is joined centrally by separate connectinglinksf and g, to the adjacent ends of each of the rolls B B, as shown indrawings. '.l'o prevent the pail from tipping over when the treadleis'opcrated, I attach at the side, and near the bottomthereof, a broadweb or ange, O, as shown. To keep the rolls separate vwhen not in use, Iemploy on either side of the pail a spring, z', that is attached to aspur ou the yoke H, as shown, and works against the under side ofthearms of the trcadle F.

To operate or useour mop-wringer, it is onlynecessary to place the mop Hto be Wrung,`between the rolls B B, tig. 2, and then, having presseddown the treadle'F, by applyin the foot to the foot-piece 6', the rollsare .drawn down and pressed forcibly against the mop, when, bywithdrawing the latter, it is found to bewrung and removing the foot,the spring t' again raises the treadle and separates the rolls asbefore.

l What We claim, is-

1. The inclined supports c and z, when pivoted at opposite ends of thehorizontal yokes H, and used to support tivo parallel and similarlyoperating rolls B B, substantially as described.

2. The combination and arrangement of a treadle, F, pivoted at the endsof tivo horizontal yoltes H, with the connecting linksf and g, springz', inclined supportse and It, and horizontal yokes H, when the wholeare constructed, arranged, andused substantially as described.

OSCAR M. BROOKS,

E. J. MATTESON.

Witnesses:

S. D. LooKE, G. H. WILLIsToN.

